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A Story About a Cake

For some reason, I remember a story I read as a child.  I found the story in an old book at my library.  The book was so old, the pages were  yellow and weak.  There were few pictures; and they were just black and white sketches. Anyway, here is the story.  A girl and her school friends always past a bakery on the way home from school. There was a glass display full of lovely things like pies and cookies.  But the best thing of all was the lovely tiered cake covered in frosting roses, swirls, and intricate details.   The girl and her friends were always hungry after school and would sometimes stop in the bakery and buy something...

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Pretty Papers and Cupcakes

Today I went to Paper Source in Oak Brook to purchase some supplies.  And I fell in love with this new botanical paper.  I did not buy it.  But I wanted to share it with you.   Also, trying to paint a cupcake once a week.  It's fun to paint a variety.  The trick is to not be tempted to eat the whole thing later.   This is the first layer only.

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